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Baby, we need to talk: Every married man's worst nightmare

Millions of women have been hurt, pained and distressed with the three-word, barefaced, male lie: I love you. These three words have caused countless women to lose their innocence to charlatans, dump respectable boyfriends and husbands for orgasm merchants, get pregnant, abort, fight and even kill fellow women or lose their own lives.

The menfolk, on the other hand, behave like they are all descendants of Shaka Zulu, acting all tough and nonchalant until you look them in the eye and say, “We need to talk.”
Come to think of it, we actually need to talk about this short sentence that sends all Sons of Nahum sweating, shivering and wishing the earth swallows them alive! If a tough as nails drill sergeant was walking away at the speed of light and you said “we need to talk”, he would freeze on the spot!

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